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Instructor: TeYu Chien (簡德宇)
Lecture Time and Place:TR 9:35am-10:50am; A&S 226
Office: Physical Science Building 224
Office Hours: MTW 1pm-2pm
Website: http://physics.uwyo.edu/~teyu
Email: tchien@uwyo.edu

Important Dates:
  • Last day to drop for courses: Jan. 26th
  • Advising Week: March 27th - 31st
  • Last day to withdraw from individual semester courses: April 7th
  • Last day to withdraw from the university: April 21st
Book References
  • Neil W. Ashcroft, and N. David Mermin (1976). Solid State Physics: Brooks/Cole
  • Dawn Bonnell (2001). Scanning Probe Microscopy and Spectroscopy: Theory, Techniques, and Applications, Second Edition: Wiley-VCH
  • C. Julian Chen (2008). Introduction to Scanning Tunneling Microscopy, Second Edition: Oxford University Press
  • Claire Dupas, Philippe Houdy, and Marcel Lahmani (2007). Nanoscience: Springer
  • Jurgen Fuhrhop and Tianyu Wang (2010). Metallic and Molecular Interactions in Nanometer Layers, Pores, and Particles: RSC Publishing
  • Marius Grundmann (2010). The Physics of Semiconductors: An Introduction Including Nanophysics and Applications: Springer
  • Christopher Hammond (2009). The Basics of Crystallography and Diffraction, Third Edition Oxford University Press
  • Charles Kittel, Introduction to Solid State Physics, Wiley
  • S. M. Lindsay (2010). Introduction to Nanoscience: Oxford University Press
  • Michael de Podesta (2002). Understanding the Properties of Matter, Second Edition: CRC Press
  • Rajendra Prasad (2014). Electronic Structure of Materials: CRC Press
  • Mehmet Sarikaya, H. Kumar Wickramasinghe, and Michael Isaacson (1994). Determining Nanoscale Physical Properties of Materials by Microscopy and Spectroscopy: MRS
  • Michael A. Stroscio, and Mitra Dutta (2001). Phonons in Nanostructures: Cambridge University Press
  • Richard J. D. Tilley (2013). Understanding Solids, Second Edition: Wiley
Goals:This course is designed to help students gain insights on physics related to nanoscale materials, both experimentally and theoretically, and developing problem solving skills.

Prerequisites:Solid State Physics, Quantum Mechanics, and Electromagnetic Dynamics, and/or equivalent courses.

Topics to be covered:
  1. Basics
    1. Crystal structures of bulk materials
    2. Electronic structures and electronic properties of bulk materials
    3. Optical properties of bulk materials
    4. Phonon dispersion relationship and thermal properties of bulk materials
    5. Magnetic Properties of bulk materials
  2. Effects in Nano-scale
    1. What is the uniqueness for nano-materials?
    2. Quantum confinement effect on Electronic Structures
    3. Defects and reconstructions in crystal structures
      1. Defect/surface/edge states
      2. Optical properties induced by defects/surfaces/edges
    4. Phonon in Nanoscale
    5. Spin domains in nanomaterials
  3. Measurement Tools and the working Principles
    1. General Measurement Environmental Requirements
    2. Structural and Morphological Characterization
      1. In reciprocal space
        • XRD (X-ray Diffraction)
        • LEED (Low Energy Electron Diffraction)
      2. In real space
        • SEM (Scanning Electron Micrsocopy)
        • TEM (Transmission Electron Microscopy)
    3. Electronic Properties Characterization
      1. In reciprocal space - ARPES (Angle-Resolved PhotoEmission Spectroscopy)
      2. In real space - STM (Scanning Tunneling Microscopy)
    4. Optical Properties Characterization
      1. Absorption and optical methods
    5. Phonon Properties Characterization
      1. Neutron scattering
      2. Raman and Inelastic X-ray Scattering
      3. EELS (Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy)
    6. Magnetic Properties Characterization
      1. Neutron scattering
      2. MFM (Magnetic Force Microscopy)
      3. XMCD (X-ray Magnetic Circular Dichroism)
    7. Other Physical Properties Characterization
      1. Variety of SPM (Scanning Probe Microscopy)
      2. Synchrotron-related techniques
  4. Manufacturing and Applications
    1. Top-down manufacturing methods
    2. Bottom-up manufacturing methods
    3. Applications
      1. Energy Usage
      2. Energy Conversion
      3. Energy Storage
Homework:We will have weekly homework that will be graded by the instructor.

Disability Statement:If you have a physical, learning, or psychological disability and require accommodations, please let me know as soon as possible. Contact University Disability Support Services in SEO, room 330 Knight Hall.

Academic honesty:Academic dishonesty is defined in University Regulation 802, Revision 2 as “an act attempted or performed which misrepresents one’s involvement in an academic task in any way, or permits another student to misrepresent the latter’s involvement in an academic task by assisting the misrepresentation.? And there are rules and procedures to handle such cases, and serious penalties will be imposed. Note that a student who copies and a student who let’s another student copy are both covered by the university rules.

Grading
  • Mid-term Exam: 30%
  • Final Exam: 30%
  • Homework: 30%
  • Attendance: 10%
  • Total: 100%
  • Scale: A: (> 90%); A-: (86.66-89.99%); B+: (83.33-86.66%); B: (80-83.33%); B-: (76.66-79.99%); C+: (73.33-76.66%); C: (70-73.33%); C-: (66.66-69.99%); D+: (63.33-66.66%); D: (60-63.33%); F: (< 60%)
General expectations
  • Attend and participate in each lecture.
  • You are required to read assigned articles before and after it is discussed in class.
  • Live up to your responsibility to understand the material presented. If you have difficulty of understanding it, please get good use of office hours.
  • Take notes during lectures as appropriate.
  • Complete homework and hand it in on time.
  • Work in compliance with the university’s code of academic honesty.
  • Ask questions. There are no stupid questions.
  • Have fun.
Schedule:
DateTopicReadingHomeworks, and other Notes
January
WEEK 1
T 24Introduction - Setting Up the Stage
Crystal Structures of Bulk Materials		Crystal Lattice and Reciprocal Lattice (read your Solid State Physics book)
R 26Electronic Structures and Electronic Properties of Bulk Materials
WEEK 2HW 1 hands out
T 31Optical Properties of Bulk Materials
February
R 2Phonon Dispersion Relationship and Thermal Properties of Bulk Materials
WEEK 3HW 2 hands out
T 7Magnetic Properties of Bulk Materials
R 9Nano-materials
WEEK 4HW 3 hands out
T 14Quantum Confinement Effect on Electronic Structures
R 16Defects and Reconstructions in Crystal Structures
WEEK 5HW 4 hands out
T 21Phonon in Nanoscale
R 23Spin Domains in Nano-materials
WEEK 6HW 5 hands out
T 28General Measurement Environmental Requirements
March
R 2Structure and Morphological Characterization: XRD and LEED
WEEK 7HW 6 hands out
T 7Structure and Morphological Characterization: SEM and TEM
R 9Mid-Term
WEEK 8
T 14No Lecture - Spring Break
R 16No Lecture - Spring Break
WEEK 9HW7 hands out
T 21Electronic Properties Characterization: ARPES
R 23Electronic Properties Characterization: STM
WEEK 10HW 8 hands out
T 28Optical Properties
R 30Phonon Properteis Characterization: Neutron Scattering
April
WEEK 11HW 9 hands out
T 4Phonon Properties Characterization: Raman and Inelastic X-ray Scattering
R 6Phonon Properties Characterization: EELS
WEEK 12HW 10 hands out
T 11Magnetic Properties Characterization: Neutron Scattering
R 13Magnetic Properties Characterization: MFM
WEEK 13HW 11 hands out
T 18Magnetic Properties Characterization: XMCD
R 20Other Physical Properties Characterization: SPM
WEEK 14HW 12 hands out
T 25Other Physical Properties Characterization: Synchrotron-Related Technique
R 27Top-down Manufacturing Methods
May
WEEK 15
T 2Bottom-up Manufacturing Methods
R 4Applications
WEEK 16Final Week
T 9Final ExamPlace: PS 226, 10:15 am - 12:15 pm


Any comment/suggestion, please contact TeYu Chien